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Dairy farms chalked up $86,000 loss last season but Fonterra share payments save some bacon

Expected milk payouts are below the break-even point, a new report says.

Mystery milk bottles confound Alexandra residents

'Are we delving into kind of a Midsomer Murders type territory, minus the murders?'

Where you can find NZ's best bacon and ham?

The annual 100% New Zealand Bacon and Ham Awards has crowned its 2024 winners.

Dairy donors filling empty cups with quality milk

The Rankins have donated 5241 servings of dairy through Meat the Need and Feed Out.

Career development opportunity for young farmers proved popular

Rabobank's Ag Pathways event held in Gisborne was fantastic, says one of the organisers.

Sheep seminar to focus on parasite control

Beef and Lamb NZ will run a seminar on parasite control in sheep in Gisborne on August 7.

How NZ is building an economic bridge to India

India and New Zealand are seeing good opportunities to work together.

What agribusiness industry leaders are saying about the climate, regulation and more

Highlights from the KPMG Agribusiness Industry Leaders Priorities Survey.

How exporters are pivoting amid global sustainability demands

NZ exporters are now having to adapt to a new international trading environment.

Fonterra proposes job cuts, outsourcing labour from overseas

The dairy giant is proposing job cuts at its Waikato headquarters.

Monitoring methane emissions from space

The project aims to improve real-time monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions.

The PM talks US trade on The Country

Christopher Luxon, Wayne Langford, Graeme Williams, Nick Hammond.

NZ changing course on climate emissions

New figures show the country's emissions have grown for the first time in five years.

'Snowballed': Feral deer butchery classes wildly popular

Butchery workshops overwhelmed with interest, with dozens on a wait list.

Richard Prebble: A new path to net zero emissions

OPINION: Insisting on a plan using today’s technology just gives illusion of certainty.

'Bit of sacrifice': Brothers tackle Dry July to support dad's cancer fight

The Plunkett Boys are known for enjoying a drink or two, so Dry July has been a challenge.

Farmer Tom Plunkett on doing Dry July for his dad

Damien O'Connor, Su McCluskey, Tom Plunkett, Sirma Karapeeva.

A strong crop of finalists for 2024 Arable Awards

The awards celebrate 'all that’s good in our arable sector'.